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On Thursday, the European Commissioner for Competition announced a formal investigation into whether Amazon, the largest distributor of e-books in Europe, has abused its dominance in the market for e-books.

This update (No. 113 | 2 April 2024 ) covers key EU regulatory developments related to the evolving situation concerning EU emergency responses to, in particular, COVID-19, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and cyber threats

On Oct. 25, 2013, the European Council held a summit to discuss European Union policy developments including the creation of an effective "Digital Single Market" designed to overcome fragmentation of digital services along national lines.

On 28 March 2012 the European Commission (EC) imposed another fine for obstruction of one of its "inspections" (dawn raids). This was the first fine for obstructing the EC’s access to emails during a dawn raid.

On 19 March 2015, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a significant judgment on the application of EU competition law to information exchange between competitors.

In a judgment of Sept. 6, 2013, the European Union General Court upheld the legality of unannounced inspections carried out by the Commission at Deutsche Bahn in 2011, confirming that the use of the Commission’s powers does not infringe the fundamental rights of the target and can be carried out without prior judicial authorisation.

The French petroleum company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice and agreed to pay a monetary penalty of $245.2 million to settle charges that it violated the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in connection with approximately $60 million in payments made through intermediaries to an Iranian government official to improperly obtain rights to petroleum concessions in Iran.

While to date the European Commission has not announced the timing of any sector inquiry, it would typically be followed by formal investigations and enforcement actions against violators.

Rolls-Royce is active in the development and manufacture of aircraft engines and power systems for civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy applications.

Cartel enforcement activity promises to remain busy In the coming months and into 2017.

A visual breakdown of the geographical trends in antitrust enforcement fines around the world.

2016 marked another year of heightened merger enforcement by competition authorities around the world.

2017 marked another busy year for competition authorities around the globe. While 2017 saw the transition to new leadership at the Antitrust Division of the DoJ and the FTC, both enforcers remained vigilant.

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Samsung Electronics has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $300 million fine, the second largest criminal antitrust fine in U.S. history, for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy in the dynamic access random memory (DRAM) industry.

On Sept. 23, 2013, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment as a matter of law dismissing Novell’s monopolization claim against Microsoft.

The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised thresholds for interlocking directorates required under Section 8 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 19(a)(5)).